BROOKS, SUSAN W. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select), H4046 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2854 [2AP]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4968), H5767 [25JN]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H2147 [4MR]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H2991 [7AP]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3058 [8AP]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see H. Res. 588), H4911 [28MY]

Congress: bring an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the failure of the President to meet the constitutional requirement to faithfully execute the law (see H.R. 3857), H1720 [10FE]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H4836 [27MY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3144 [9AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3413 [2MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3448 [6MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 4886), H7297 [8SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H21 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 3775), H2488 [18MR]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 5354), H7183 [31JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6036 [9JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H6036 [9JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H6036 [9JY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see H.R. 4366), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5065 [30MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H72 [8JA]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H4910 [28MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (see H.R. 4289), H2610 [24MR]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 3864), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H2915 [3AP]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4276), H6746 [23JY]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H3365 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H6746 [23JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6137 [11JY]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H1773 [11FE]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H184 [13JA]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2149 [4MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H21 [7JA]

Families and domestic relations: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3549), H2199 [5MR]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H1592 [4FE]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H1545 [3FE]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H1431 [27JA]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H6656 [22JY]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6977 [28JY]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H2148 [4MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H21 [7JA]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2199 [5MR]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H3413 [2MY]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H73 [8JA]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H8072 [18NO]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H9045 [10DE]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6657 [22JY]

International Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see H. Res. 735), H8072 [18NO]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H20 [7JA]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1720 [10FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H20 [7JA]

Medicare: create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 3776), H3409 [1MY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H6352 [16JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H2962 [4AP]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H5877 [8JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H7676 [17SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H20 [7JA]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H1481 [28JA]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H5820 [26JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2962 [4AP]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H7128 [30JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H2915 [3AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1252 [23JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2991 [7AP]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H1243 [16JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 4056), H3941 [7MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1773 [11FE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7676 [17SE]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 4320), H2743 [27MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 4321), H2743 [27MR]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H. Res. 594), H4829 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H5073 [5JN]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see H.R. 3299), H73 [8JA]

——— exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4775), H5063 [30MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H136 [9JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1659 [5FE]

——— protect personal and financial information by requiring certain certifications by entities awarded funds to operate a navigator program or other exchange activities (see H.R. 3429), H21 [7JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H1776 [14FE]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H6860 [25JY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2991 [7AP]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H1252 [23JA]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H2199 [5MR]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H3292 [29AP]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 781), H5494 [18JN]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H8931 [9DE]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H2962 [4AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H21 [7JA]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5559 [19JN]

Taxation: exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7980 [13NO]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H20 [7JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7676 [17SE]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H2199 [5MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2962 [4AP]

——— make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 4619), H5820 [26JN]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H5249 [10JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3365 [30AP]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists and from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 5470), H7619 [16SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1938 [25FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1431 [27JA]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H2002 [26FE]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7389 [9SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H1780 [18FE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H2149 [4MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H1593 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a social media working group (see H.R. 4263), H2484 [14MR]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see H.R. 4275), H2488 [18MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a social media working group (H.R. 4263), H2485 [14MR]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (H.R. 4275), H2488 [18MR]

Letters

Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act: Hank Clemmensen, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H1518 [3FE]

——— Jeff Walker, International Association of Emergency Managers, H1519 [3FE]

——— Tim Stephens, Emergency Services Coalition for Medical Preparedness, H1518 [3FE]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, H2964 [7AP], E536• [7AP]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9283 [11DE]

Arcadia, IN: anniversary of Omega Christian Church, E354• [11MR], E539• [7AP]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, H2897 [3AP]

Community Foundation Week: anniversary, E1603• [17NO]

Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (H.R. 3610), H4514 [20MY]

Daughters of Charity (organization): tribute to Central Indiana chapter, E645• [30AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), H5681 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a social media working group (H.R. 4263), H5854, H5855, H5856 [8JY]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 4289), H5856, H5857, H5858 [8JY]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (H.R. 5116), H6727, H6729 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9283 [11DE]

Employment: increase flexibility of States and local workforce boards to support local job training programs that demonstrate success, H5967 [9JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5967 [9JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2183 [5MR]

FEMA: authorize use of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a Dept. of Energy national laboratory (H.R. 3438), H8196, H8197, H8198 [1DE]

——— codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (H.R. 1791), H1518, H1519 [3FE]

Fishers, IN: Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1638• [19NO]

Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H5193 [10JN]

Indiana Wesleyan University: tribute to men’s basketball team, E539• [7AP]

Indianapolis, IN: Children’s Museum of Indianapolis recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E641• [30AP]

——— Sidener Academy for High Ability Students recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1634• [19NO]

Madison County, IN: tribute to emergency personnel for response to severe winter weather, H152 [10JA]

National Preparedness Month: observance, H7539 [16SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 541), H2897 [3AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2859 [3AP]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (H.R. 4064), H1926 [25FE]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (H.R. 4275), H2577, H2588, H2589 [24MR]

——— reform multiemployer pension plan system, H9283 [11DE]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7867, H7868 [18SE]

Red Cross Month: observance, H2618 [25MR]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4020 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H6700• [23JY]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6668 [23JY]

Tributes

Ammerman, Matthew R., E1804• [12DE]

Cantor, Representative, H7055 [30JY]

Carter, Meredith, E1636• [19NO]

Hardacre, William, E927• [9JN]

Jowitt, Kimberly J., E1383• [10SE]

Kassig, Abdul-Rahman (Peter), E1778• [10DE]

Lampert, Joseph F., E62• [14JA]

Renn, Perry, E1186• [17JY]

Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg, E962• [11JN]

SerVaas, Beurt R., E356• [11MR]